“Sabihin na natin na nag-over estimate kami but we are guided by criteria in tagging a barangay in our watchlist,” he said.

Negros Occidental has 126 barangays in the watchlist, followed by Capiz which has 77, Iloilo with 75, Antique – 17, Aklan and Iloilo City with nine each, and Bacolod City – two. Guimaras has no reported hotspot.